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Middle English Language Translator
Easy Use
Sustainable Lexicon
Robust Rule-Set
• Emphasis on audio pronunciation
• Low maintenance
• Usable by English students
• Includes research materials and historical information
• Uses only open-source resources
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3Three Phases of Development
Research Implementation Testing
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Research: Pronunciation
• Books and more books.
• ARPAbet
• CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
• Flite (Festival Lite)
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Research: Translation
Scope of Dictionar
y
Portability into
Applet
• Google Books
• Oxford University Press
• University of Michigan
• Project Gutenberg
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6Implementation Approach
Model• Lexicon
Management
• Language to Phoneme
• Speech Synthesis
View• Front Applet
• Website
• Audio Control
• User Feedback
Control• Server-side
Operations
• Database Query
• Listener for New Activity
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Server is Go
• Using Gstreamer multimedia framework to bring audio into view
• Open port for Flite ready to receive command
• Website is active
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8Fully Responsive Web Portal
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9The Next Steps
Rule-set based on Flite’s modern English equivalent. (IMPLEMENT)
Multi-user server-side processing for text and audio (TESTING)
Content for website (RESEARCH)
Web Applet